February 17th Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Smith's Scoop

February 17th Weekly Newsletter

Kimberly Smith

Thank You!

We appreciate your patience with the OLS

connectivity issues that occurred earlier this week!

To Update or Not to Update…

Java With the recent update to Blackboard, the question remains do we update java now or not? It is recommended that we hold off one more week before updating; however, if you have already updated it is no big deal. There is no need to reinstall an older version.

BlackBoard Update: Action Required Before Your First Class Connect Session the Week of February 10th

Due to the new BlackBoard version 12.6 release, families will have to log into Blackboard to load and run the new software prior to attending a Class Connect or conference.

The download is 8 MB and will take extra time to launch the first session after the update. ***This means that students and Learning Coaches may be really late or miss their first session due to the length of time the download will take.

The following action is required:

Go to the Class Connect configuration room at least 1 hour prior to the Class Connect you plan to attend.

Access the Configuration Room any time after 6 a.m. (MT) Sunday, February 9th but BEFORE your 1st scheduled session of the week. The room is available 24/7.

Simply by clicking on the link, you will begin the download process so there is no need to go to a website to "find" the download.

As long as you access the above link at least one hour prior to your Class Connect session, it will give you the needed amount of time for the download to finish. This will be essential, since the Class Connect sessions will not allow you to log in "early."

If you cannot get the link to work, please copy and paste the link into your web browser.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out and ask.

Teacher Tip

Have you noticed a bit of lagging when logging into the OLS or Blackboard? Trying clearing your internet history and see if that helps. Below are directions on how to do that. Even if your OLS is not lagging, this is a great idea for keeping your computer in tip-top shape.